“Regular people pitched in, donated resources, pooled resources and prepared hot meals for the community for free. In addition to that, we also had two networks of generators flowing into the city from Mississippi and from Nashville, and we were able to reach capacity. It’s been an intensive, week-long effort across the board in every corner of Memphis.”

Richard Massey · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Massey described how regular people and networks from Mississippi and Nashville contributed hot meals and generators across Memphis.